George Mason upsets No. 20 Maryland 71-66

George Mason 71, No. 20 Maryland 66: D’Shawn Schwartz scored a careerhigh 24 points, DeVon Cooper added 16 and visiting George Mason withstood a frantic comeback bid by Maryland to pull off an upset Wednesday night.

The Patriots (4-0) let a 10-point lead dwindle to 59-56 before Cooper made a layup and Schwartz made a 3-pointer for an eight-point cushion with 3:06 to go. That was just enough to provide George Mason with its first win over a ranked foe since 2007 and its first-ever victory over Maryland (3-1), which won the previous nine games against its Virginia-based opponent.

The Terrapins used a pair of 3-pointers by Eric Ayala to get to 67-66 in the final minute before Josh Oduro scored inside for the Patriots.

Ayala then missed a potential gametying 3, dooming Maryland to a humbling defeat.

Donta Scott had 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Ayala tallied 17 points for the Terrapins, who were seeking to start 4-0 for the eighth consecutive year.

Maryland trailed 32-31 at the break despite getting 13 points from Scott on 5-for-5 shooting.

The deficit reached 10 points with 13 minutes left, and the Terrapins never could pull even.

George Mason led 59-50 with before a three-point play by Scott and three free throws from Julian Reese got the Terrapins within three points with 4:34 remaining.

No. 23 Connecticut 93, Long Island 40:

Tyler Polley scored 17 points and host UConn used stifling defense to rout overmatched Long Island University.

Andre Jackson scored 14 points, Jalen Gaffney and Adama Sanogo each had 11 and Tyrese Martin added 10. The Huskies (3-0) held LIU to 27% shooting and 14 field goals.

The Huskies led by 16 points at halftime and opened the second half on a 14-2 run.

Isaac Kante had 16 of his 17 points in the first half for LIU, which has begun the season with three consecutive road losses.